The views of pre-service and novice teachers on mathematics teaching in South Africa related to their educational experience

Educational Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-34

  Chuene, Kabelo ^a   Lubben, Fred ^b   Newson, Graham ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mathematics teacher education; Novice mathematics teachers; Pre service teachers; South Africa; Teacher career choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033096477     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0013188990410103     Document Type: Article

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